據OE網站7月29日報道，北海油氣運營商Spirit Energy額外投資1300萬英鎊(1680萬美元)，延長其約克近海氣田的租期。

通過這筆投資，Spirit公司將把北海南部近海天然氣田的使用壽命延長3年。

位于英國約克郡東北部海岸線34公里處的約克油田于2013年生產了首批天然氣，預計今年到期。

最近批準的延長約克使用壽命的項目旨在最大程度地提高油田的經濟效益，該項目將生產延長至2023/24年，并開采另外的180億立方英尺天然氣。

該工程將在2020-2021年分階段進行，包括陸上和海上作業;包括平臺和控制系統改造、陸上連接和對Y1井的油井干預。

這筆1300萬英鎊的投資將使約克天然氣改道到Dimlington天然氣終端，進入其陸上天然氣壓縮設施。

Centrica的子公司Spirit Energy表示，該項目延長了北海一個重要氣田的使用壽命，該氣田在過去八年中已經生產了450億立方英尺的天然氣。

Spirit Energy北海運營資產主管Girish Kabra表示，8年來，York一直是Spirit Energy北海資產組合的重要組成部分，因此，我們很高興不僅能提高該油田的產量，還能延長其使用壽命。像約克油田這樣的油田證明了專注于晚期管理的重要性，以最大限度地發揮北海油田的潛力。

油氣管理局SNS和EIS地區經理Alistair Macfarlane表示：“我們歡迎Spirit Energy做出的最終投資決定。 重新規劃路線是多個運營商之間進行創新性思維和協作以超越當前配置范圍以延長約克油田使用壽命并實現經濟復蘇最大化的一個很好的例子。SNS仍有3779億立方英尺的儲量，這樣的例子為英國供應鏈提供了機會和有價值的活動，因為我們積極適應能源轉型。

郝芬 譯自 OE網站

原文如下：

Spirit Energy Extends North Sea Field's Life by Three Years

North Sea oil and gas operator Spirit Energy has given its York offshore gas field a new lease of life with an additional ￡13million (USD 16.8 million) investment.

With the investment, Spirit will extend the life of the Southern North Sea offshore gas field by three years.

Sitting some 34km from the North East Yorkshire coastline, UK, the York field produced first gas in 2013 and was expected to produce until 2020.

The recently approved York Life Extension Project, aimed at maximizing economic recovery of the field, will extend production until 2023/24 and tap into an additional 18 billion cubic feet of gas.

The works will be phased across 2020-2021 and will comprise activity both onshore and offshore; including platform and control system modifications, onshore tie-ins, and a well intervention on the Y1 well.

The ￡13million investment will re-route York gas to the Dimlington Gas Terminal, accessing its onshore gas compression facility.

"The project extends the life of an important North Sea field which has produced 45 billion cubic feet of gas over the past eight years," Spirit Energy, a subsidiary of Centrica, said.

Girish Kabra, Director of Spirit Energy's North Sea Operated Assets, said: “York has been an important part of Spirit Energy’s North Sea portfolio for eight years, so we are delighted to not only boost production from the field but also extend its life. Fields like York demonstrate the importance of focused late-life management to maximise the potential of as many North Sea fields as possible.”

Alistair Macfarlane, SNS and EIS Area Manager with the Oil and Gas Authority said: “We welcome this final investment decision from Spirit Energy. The re-route is a good example of innovative thinking and collaboration between multiple operators to look beyond the boundaries of current configurations to extend the field life of York and Maximise Economic Recovery.

“The SNS still has 3,779 bcf of reserves and examples like this provide opportunity and valuable activity for the UK supply chain as we actively adapt ourselves toward energy transition.”